Time: 3:00 PM EST Place: Little Caesars Arena TV: BSDET, BSFL, SN1 Radio: 97.1 FM The Ticket/1270 AM Lightning Blog: Raw Charge Detroit heads into the penultimate weekend of their season welcoming the Tampa Bay Lightning for the first time in a month. The last time these clubs met it was in Florida for back-to-back
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Entering final homestand of season, Red Wings still searching for offense – Detroit News “How do you manufacture offense?” Blashill said. “You spend more time in the other team’s end. You grind them down, and they chip it in your zone and try to make a change because they’re tired, you jam it down their
Jakub Vrana is currently tied for sixth on the team in goals scored. The thing is: every player ahead of him has played 30+ games. Vrana has only played seven in Detroit. Next year, Detroit fans will get a chance to see what Vrana can do in a full season (barring injury). It is safe
When a team, like the Detroit Red Wings, fails to score for nearly two-and-a-half matches, defensive positioning needs to be on point, needs to be perfect. No lapses. But that’s what did in Detroit on Thursday night, falling to the host Carolina Hurricanes, 3-1. Trailing by one goal midway through the third period, the Red
Welcome back to our Seattle Expansion Draft Series. If you haven’t read the first article that lays out the rules of the expansion draft, that would be a good starting point, as I’ll only give the very basic rules in each of these follow up articles. If you are interested in Detroit, that was the
‘We’re fortunate’: Sam Gagner, Red Wings grateful to have had hockey season – Detroit News “But at the end of the day, we’re playing hockey and we’ve enjoyed that part of it.” Gagner seems like the kind of guy who you want to hire after his career is over. Also the kind of guy you
Let’s face it: at this point, Detroit Red Wings fans are quietly rooting for the “L.” Though it could be argued that fans are always hoping for the win, it’s crucial that Detroit finds a way to slide down the scale as the season comes to a close. As one Red Wing after another seems
Detroit looks to finish their season series against Carolina with a winning record but has to come away with a victory for that to happen, as they’re 4-3 so far. I have no idea what has made the Wings so effective against the Canes, but to this point I’m not going to question. I just
Game Day Updates #RedWings Adam Erne is on NHL COVID protocol list. False positive? Erne was among the group of Wings on COVID protocol in January. — Ansar Khan (@AnsarKhanMLive) April 28, 2021 Robby Fabbri out again tonight for Red Wings at Carolina. — Helene St. James (@HeleneStJames) April 29, 2021 Brind’Amour says Skjei to
The Detroit Red Wings goalie tandem of Jonathan Bernier and Thomas Greiss is gleaming – finally. Take the past two outings: Greiss’ shutout shootout loss Tuesday and Bernier’s 50-save overtime defeat Saturday. In total, the two combined for 83 saves on 85 shots on goal (SOG) in 125 minutes, 32 seconds – and neither earned a
For those of us who have willingly spent the time watching the Detroit Red Wings play hockey over the last several seasons, I don’t feel an explainer on the team’s system is truly necessary. For those who haven’t, I think you can get a good enough idea on how the team plays based on how
With 14 players set as free agents during the offseason, there is bound to be at least a bit of a roster shakeup. Nine of those FA’s are restricted – will Steve Yzerman decide to forgo a contract renewal for any of them? Red Wings Should Be Keeping a Majority The RFA’s are mostly players
Time: 7:00 PM EST Place: PNC Arena TV: BSSO,BSDET+ Radio: 97.1 FM The Ticket/1270 AM Hurricanes Blog: Canes Country Tuesday’s game was technically a hockey game, but it was completely forgettable. Joe Veleno made his NHL debut, so it wasn’t completely forgettable, as he made some very good plays. Tonight, Detroit travels to Carolina to
Red Wings miss playoffs, lack of offense among reasons – NHL.com Things are looking up compared to last season. The Red Wings have two more regulation wins (15), three more points (42) and the same number of wins (17), even though they have played 21 fewer games to this point. Their goals per game is
The Red Wings have plenty of draft capital in the upcoming NHL draft, with 12 draft picks through six rounds (Seven of those picks are in the first three rounds). With that sort of draft capital, should the Red Wings take a swing at Jesper Wallstedt to bolster the pipeline? An Elite Talent There is
Jeff Blashill pleased with Wings’ push to ‘get better’ through turbulent season “Certainly we’d like our record to be better than it is,” Blashill said. “In critical moments, we’ve stubbed our toes a lot, no doubt about that. But our guys came back the next night and came back ready to get after it and
The Detroit Red Wings have been better. There’s no doubt about that. While they’re still in the midst of a rebuild and have some ways to go, seeing Joe Veleno in the lineup means that help is arriving with an infusion of promising younger players. Taken late in the 2018 NHL draft, Veleno fell into
COLUMBUS, OH – APRIL 27: Goaltender Thomas Greiss #29 of the Detroit Red Wings stops a shot by Oliver Bjorkstrand #28 of the Columbus Blue Jackets during the second period at Nationwide Arena on April 27, 2021 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images) Detroit Red Wings: Rookie Veleno’s NHL Debut Coming Tonight? Soon?
First Period A bit of a weird start with an almost goal from Columbus, then an almost goal from Detroit, and then a definite goal from Columbus. Bjorkstrand makes it 1-0 Jackets a minute and a half in. OR DOES HE??? The League is reviewing…something. Jeff did not ask. Maybe making sure the Wings previous
Game Day Updates Before you read all the stuff below about Joe Veleno, it’s important to note that he may or may not play tonight. Blashill says Veleno will play center to start out — Max Bultman (@m_bultman) April 26, 2021 #RedWings Blashill said Veleno not quite cleared to play yet but could be cleared